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ID: 6004131
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Record Type:
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National Road (route)
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Was important settlers' route beginning in Cumberland, Maryland & ending in St. Louis, Missouri; was valuable overland route & most heavily used pathway for emigrants in westward expansion; declined with arrival of railroads & canals.
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National Road
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